Henderson is located in west Kentucky. Henderson is part of Henderson County. Henderson has 15.30 square miles of land area and 2.29 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Henderson population is 28,840, which has grown 5.36% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 8.45% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Henderson median household income is $35,725 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 17.41% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Henderson median house value is $95,000 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 25.16% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Henderson is better than the state average in quality. The Henderson area code is 270.